Driving a car with a real lion on the backseat was not the only risky thing that Chinese actor Jackie Chan did while filming “Kung Fu Yoga.”
He revealed at a press conference at Equarius Hotel that he had a secret surgery while in the middle of shooting the movie. And even if he was in pain, he shot a scene the next day in Iceland wherein he dove into very cold water because he refused to use a stunt double.
Emergency Surgery
While in London, he felt so much pain so he had a check-up, but doctors found his abdominal muscles were rotting and his intestines were not in place. The 62-year-old Jackie Chan went through an emergency five-hour surgery to address his condition, Toggle reported.
Only six people knew he had the surgery, and it excludes his wife Lin Feng Jiao and son Jaycee Chan. After the success of the procedure, he called his family and informed them. “If I told them before the surgery, they would worry themselves to death. I’d rather let them know when everything is fine,” the actor explained.
Brain Surgery
Injuries as an action star are part of the risks that come with his work that Jackie Chan had gone to so many medical procedures to address the health conditions. In 1986, while shooting “Armour of God,” his head hit the ground first which caused a crack on his skull that pierced the actor’s brain. He had a surgery and told his family seven days after the procedure.
Following his London surgery that left four big holes on Jackie Chan’s stomach, Stanley Tong, the director of “Kung Fu Yoga” cancelled the fight scene between the action and Aarif Rahman, a 29-year-old Arab-Malay-Chinese actor, but Jackie Chan insisted on shooting the scene.
“Kung Fu Yoga” is one of the films that would open on Jan. 27 for China’s Spring Festival. Jackie Chan is currently in Mubai to promote the movie. According to Times of India, Indian actor Sonu Sood made arrangements so his co-star would have a memorable stay in India in terms of grand hotel accommodations, watching a stand-up comedy show and have him watch a Bollywood movie.